Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a press conference at the Department of Justice on May 4, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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A federal judge on Thursday said a lawsuit challenging the Department of Justice’s creation of a $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization” fund will proceed, citing the DOJ’s refusal to confirm in writing to her that the fund is dead.
Judge Leonie Brinkema, in an order, said that if the DOJ had given her a “short, written declaration under the penalty of perjury” that the fund was dead, that would have been enough to dismiss the suit as moot.
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